Journalist Ayelet Hasson Clashes With Former PM Naftali Bennett Over Home Security Costs
Translated & summarized from Kipa by baba
Journalist Ayelet Hasson and former Prime Minister Naftali Bennett are engaged in a public dispute over the costs of securing his private home. Bennett called Hasson a "very big liar" for her reporting on the expenses, which he claims were for security adaptations, not renovations. Hasson presented evidence of Bennett stating different cost figures and asserted her reporting was based on documents detailing expenditures that she claims reached tens of millions of shekels in taxpayer money.
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- Journalist Ayelet Hasson and former PM Naftali Bennett are in a public dispute over home security costs.
- Bennett called Hasson a "very big liar" regarding her reporting on the expenses.
- Hasson presented evidence of Bennett stating different figures for the home adaptation costs.
- Bennett stated the expenses were for security adaptations, not renovations.
- Hasson claims the transformation of his home into an official residence cost taxpayers tens of millions.
- Hasson stated her reporting was based on official documents detailing the expenditures.
Journalist Ayelet Hasson has renewed her public dispute with former Prime Minister Naftali Bennett regarding the expenses incurred to adapt his private residence in Ra'anana for prime ministerial security. Bennett had previously called Hasson a "very big liar." In response, Hasson presented interview clips where Bennett stated different figures for the costs. She asserted that her reporting was based on official documents.
Bennett claimed he did not renovate his home but rather adapted it to meet the security requirements for a prime minister's residence. He stated in an interview, "She is a very big liar. This is not right." Hasson countered by releasing a video showing Bennett mentioning two different sums for the work: 160,000 shekels in an interview with Dana Weiss, and 70,000 shekels in another interview. Hasson added that a report Bennett relied on indicated an expenditure of 182,000 shekels, including furniture.
Hasson accused Bennett of concealing from the public the transformation of his private home into an official residence, which she claims led to tens of millions of shekels in taxpayer expenses, partly due to security measures. She clarified that she never claimed Bennett renovated his home for tens of millions, but rather presented documents detailing the expenses. Hasson also noted that Bennett's household manager had used the term "renovation" when referring to the work done at the property.
Concluding her remarks, Hasson directed a jab at Bennett, stating, "I understand this is a point of great embarrassment for him. He should campaign against someone else, not me."
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